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SRINAGAR: (Jul 15) Mock drills were conducted on Tuesday along the Amarnath Yatra routes in several districts of Kashmir to strengthen the security forces for the ongoing pilgrimage, police said. A police spokesman said these mock drills were conducted without causing inconvenience to the yatris or the general public, and the cooperation of citizens and...

KOLKATA: (Jul 16) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will lead a protest march in Kolkata on Wednesday over alleged harassment of Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states. The march will begin at College Square around 1 pm and conclude at Dharmatala in the heart of the city. Senior leaders of the party, including TMC national...

GUWAHATI: (Jul 16) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Assam on Wednesday, during which they will interact with party functionaries in the state. This will be the first visit of the party’s top leaders since Gaurav Gogoi took over as the state president, ahead of...

NEW DELHI: (Jul 16) A bomb threat received through email triggered panic in five private schools of Delhi on Wednesday morning, prompting authorities to immediately evacuate the premises for a thorough check, officials said. This was the third consecutive day that education institutes in the national capital were targeted with bomb threats, which, in the...

NEW DELHI: (Jul 10) A study has identified four distinct clusters of symptoms, including psychiatric and cardiovascular, that can progressively lead to Alzheimer’s disease — an ageing-related condition in which memory and speech steadily declines, eventually disrupting daily activities. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, US, said the study offers new insights into...

NEW DELHI: July 14 The Union health ministry has urged all ministries, departments and autonomous bodies to display “oil and sugar board” mentioning the sugar and oil content in Indian snacks such as samosa, kachori, french fries and vadapav to promote healthy lifestyles and combat obesity and non-communicable diseases. It has also called for printing...

NEW DELHI: (Jul 14) Global stockpiles of vaccines under programmes supported by ‘Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance,’ helped prevent more than 5.8 million cases and 327,000 deaths from outbreaks in low- and middle-income countries since 2000, according to a new study. The alliance, established in 2000, funds the roll-out and scale-up of new vaccines through routine...

LONDON: (Jul 14) England captain Ben Stokes said he has taken himself to “some pretty dark places” but would cherish the role he has played in the memorable win against India in the third Test here on Monday. Stokes scalped five wickets in the match, including three in India’s second innings, and scored 44 and...

BECKENHAM (ENGLAND): (Jul 14) Vaibhav Suryavanshi made a quick half-century to help India U19 reach 128 for three in their second innings and extend their dominance over England on the third day of the four-day ‘Youth Test’ here on Monday. India now have an overall lead of 229 runs as Suryavanshi’s 56 off 44 balls...

LONDON: (Jul 15) India skipper Shubman Gill didn’t look as “technically tight” and lacked the usual calm when he came out to bat in the second innings of the third Test, said former England captain Michael Vaughan even as he praised the visitors’ fighting spirit on the last day at Lord’s. Gill has looked in...